Michael Romano
@romanopsci.bsky.social
Another digital migrant. Full Prof, Political Science (Shenandoah Uni). SLAC life. Posts abt politics, judges, democracy, rep. Also games, movies, music, and other nerdy things.
Honestly, times like this I'm glad my University forgets I exist....
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Honestly, times like this I'm glad my University forgets I exist....
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YALL THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO EXPECT ME TO EXPLAIN THIS TOMORROW.
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
YALL THE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO EXPECT ME TO EXPLAIN THIS TOMORROW.
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The New York Times covers Trump the right way
- Ezra Klein
- Ezra Klein
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The New York Times covers Trump the right way
- Ezra Klein
- Ezra Klein
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New article out in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social with @jonathanmking.bsky.social and @kstauffer.bsky.social!
We look at harassers' decisions to employ female attorneys to fortify their arguments. Fun fact: people do not respond positively to these strategic moves.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We look at harassers' decisions to employ female attorneys to fortify their arguments. Fun fact: people do not respond positively to these strategic moves.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“You Reached Out to Me to Help”: Female Attorneys, Anti-Feminist Causes, and Their Effects on Symbolic Representation | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
“You Reached Out to Me to Help”: Female Attorneys, Anti-Feminist Causes, and Their Effects on Symbolic Representation
www.cambridge.org
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New article out in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social with @jonathanmking.bsky.social and @kstauffer.bsky.social!
We look at harassers' decisions to employ female attorneys to fortify their arguments. Fun fact: people do not respond positively to these strategic moves.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
We look at harassers' decisions to employ female attorneys to fortify their arguments. Fun fact: people do not respond positively to these strategic moves.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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the real hero here is the defense attorney who is in court thinking of all the same sandwich puns we are and can’t giggle, can’t smile, can’t even make a rye remark
November 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
the real hero here is the defense attorney who is in court thinking of all the same sandwich puns we are and can’t giggle, can’t smile, can’t even make a rye remark
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THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO USE A GUILLOTINE CUTTER
IT WAS TODDLER SCISSORS ALL THE WAY DOWN
IT WAS TODDLER SCISSORS ALL THE WAY DOWN
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEY DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO USE A GUILLOTINE CUTTER
IT WAS TODDLER SCISSORS ALL THE WAY DOWN
IT WAS TODDLER SCISSORS ALL THE WAY DOWN
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The thing about partisan gerrymanders is that if you cut them too close, a wave election for the other party flips almost all those seats. 👇🏻
Confident Texas Republicans *diluted* solid GOP districts in order to redraw the state's congressional map to gain five seats. Tonight's results in Virginia should have them nervous.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The thing about partisan gerrymanders is that if you cut them too close, a wave election for the other party flips almost all those seats. 👇🏻
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Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
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Soviet republic of New York takes first key step towards total communism by publicly owning Andrew Cuomo
November 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Soviet republic of New York takes first key step towards total communism by publicly owning Andrew Cuomo
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If it’s any indication of where things are going, the VA-focused Republican analytics firm that works down the hall from us (who was here till 5am in 2024) has already packed and gone home.
November 4, 2025 at 11:21 PM
If it’s any indication of where things are going, the VA-focused Republican analytics firm that works down the hall from us (who was here till 5am in 2024) has already packed and gone home.
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The range increments of a full subway sandwich are only 10/20 so you have disadvantage on your throw more than a few paces away. You can double the range with a half-sandwich wrapped tightly and druis have a fifth-level subclass feature that removes disadvantage if the sandwich has sprouts
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The range increments of a full subway sandwich are only 10/20 so you have disadvantage on your throw more than a few paces away. You can double the range with a half-sandwich wrapped tightly and druis have a fifth-level subclass feature that removes disadvantage if the sandwich has sprouts
These people (at the DOJ, not Lawfare) dont know what the fuck they are doing...
EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification.
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
I glanced down at the message.
“Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began.
So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies.
www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
These people (at the DOJ, not Lawfare) dont know what the fuck they are doing...
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Do you know what a group of frogs is called?
AN ARMY
AN ARMY
October 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Do you know what a group of frogs is called?
AN ARMY
AN ARMY
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The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain.
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow.
#NoKings
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It also never hurts to remind racists like this that that legendary British culinary classic the Ploughman’s Lunch was invented by a marketing board in the 1950s to subsidize British dairy farmers by increasing cheese consumption.
Have fun with their ignorance and delusions.
Have fun with their ignorance and delusions.
British racists are mere weeks away from a scurvy outbreak because citrus fruits are "fancy foreign muck"
October 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
It also never hurts to remind racists like this that that legendary British culinary classic the Ploughman’s Lunch was invented by a marketing board in the 1950s to subsidize British dairy farmers by increasing cheese consumption.
Have fun with their ignorance and delusions.
Have fun with their ignorance and delusions.
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Dang
October 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Dang
I want to see this. And do agree that Orwell feels prophetic. But it is important to also note he wasn't trying to predict the future, but reacting to his present time. It feels prophetic because we forget (ironically enough) that this has happened before. Its not "new", we were made to forget.
1. Last weekend, I went to Hartford to see the new documentary about the life and work of George Orwell. It’s called 2+2=5. I’m familiar with his work, especially his essays. Even so, something new popped out at me and I wanted to share it.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Documentary argues George Orwell's greatest fears are materializing
George Orwell's writings warning of the dangers of totalitarian and authoritarian states gave the English language the term "Orwellian." A new documentary called "Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that Orwell's g...
www.pbs.org
October 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I want to see this. And do agree that Orwell feels prophetic. But it is important to also note he wasn't trying to predict the future, but reacting to his present time. It feels prophetic because we forget (ironically enough) that this has happened before. Its not "new", we were made to forget.
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Apropos of nothing, resharing this banger from @adambonica.bsky.social about the anti-corruption pathway for Dems…
October 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Apropos of nothing, resharing this banger from @adambonica.bsky.social about the anti-corruption pathway for Dems…
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To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*
You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.
You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*
You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.
You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.
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Every other federal judge has a larger docket, generates greater output, doesn't take summers off, and manages to properly issue preliminary decisions without creating this confusion.
Amy Coney Barrett defends heavy use of the shadow docket: "If we wrote a long opinion, it might give the impression that we have finally resolved the issue, and in none of these cases have we finally resolved the issue."
October 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Every other federal judge has a larger docket, generates greater output, doesn't take summers off, and manages to properly issue preliminary decisions without creating this confusion.
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Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question
October 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question
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Once again I really need to dust off the proposal to teach a video games and politics class.
Former Dragon Age director says it's "hard to imagine" BioWare pivoting from "very progressive messaging to having the reverse" following EA's $55 billion buyout, and public perception not being "apoc...
He also questions if The Sims would fit into the "messaging desires of the three groups that are involved in the acquisition"
www.gamesradar.com
October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Once again I really need to dust off the proposal to teach a video games and politics class.
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I guess my point here is that MAGA has become totally unashamed to admit that they are racist, but somehow the rest of society has become ashamed to call them racist. Which gives them this incredible advantage of being able to express openly racist ideas and never be called on it
Ask Matt Walsh what the Founders and the first oh 200 years of America thought about Catholics. Total bigoted dumbass. Shame that Dearborn Michigan sided with him in protest.
September 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I guess my point here is that MAGA has become totally unashamed to admit that they are racist, but somehow the rest of society has become ashamed to call them racist. Which gives them this incredible advantage of being able to express openly racist ideas and never be called on it